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In tribute to the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, fifteen warbird flying formations will fly over the U.S. Capitol on May 8.
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The U.S. Air Force wants a smaller airframe to host the next generation JSTARS battle management, command and control (BMC2) system.
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Aeroscraft Aeronautical Systems has taken the U.S. Navy to court for refusing to pay damages when the roof of a Navy-operated hangar collapsed and destroyed the Dragon Dream experimental lighter than air (LTA) cargo rigid airship.
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A U.S. Air Force RQ-4B carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload has clocked 10,000 flying hours.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown
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A Boeing executive in charged of the Super Hornet and Growler program says his company is optimistic that a Middle East order for the carrier-borne fighter could come as early as the second quarter.
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